🌱The Dangers of Sustaining Unsustainability

🌱The Dangers of Sustaining Unsustainability Large complex systems evolve from smaller complex systems which are created by the accumulation of solutions and responses to particular challenges, events or issues.  Complex systems tend towards disequilibria and stability. In practice this creates an invisible hand that inherently makes our economic system, as well as our planetary eco-system…

🏆 MBMG Wins Family Office Award 2022

🏆 MBMG Wins Family Office Award 2022 Best Family Office 2022 BANGKOK, 10th October 2022 MBMG Family Office, the nexus of investment, insurance, legal, audit, accounting, business, tax and technology services provided by Thailand-based MBMG Group and its affiliated businesses and entities, was, for the second year running, honoured as ‘Best Family Office’ at the highly prestigious, International…

⛑ Safety in numbers? | Sell in May, but when is it safe to come back in?

⛑ Safety in numbers? | Sell in May, but when is it safe to come back in? In last month’s MBMG Investment Advisory Outlook, we expressed concerns about how determined policymakers appeared to be to inflict significant pain on investors and lasting damage on the economy. As we said, with more than a hint of…

⚡️ Flash October 2022 | Don’t Miss The Latest News 🗞

⚡️ Flash October 2022 | Don’t Miss The Latest News 🗞 “New Minimum Wage” Rates & Good News about reducing “Social Security Contributions 2022” until the end of the year! From 1 October 2022 onwards, the Ministry of Labor has adopted a resolution on increasing the minimum wage rates 2022 as follows: * Chonburi, Rayong and…

What is a Half-Year Personal Income Tax Return (PND. 94)? and Who has to file it?

What is a Half-Year Personal Income Tax Return (PND. 94)? and Who has to file it? What is a Half-Year Personal Income Tax Return (PND. 94)?Who has to file it? A half-year personal income tax return or PND. 94 is the income tax filing of an individual whose income from January to June exceeds 60,000…

After the noise of Summers has gone | MBMG Investment Advisory Report and Outlook 1st September 2022

After the noise of Summers has gone | MBMG Investment Advisory Report and Outlook 1st September 2022 Those days are gone forever…. In last month’s backdrop, we expressed concerns about how long the rally in risk assets, which we considered to be unconvincing, could continue. We didn’t have to wait long for the answer. By…

🇹🇭 Thailand’s new long-term resident visa (LTR) from 1st September 2022

🇹🇭 Thailand’s new long-term resident visa (LTR) from 1st September 2022 What is the LTR visa? This visa will “provide a range of tax and non-tax benefits to enhance the country’s attractiveness as a regional hub for living and doing business for ‘high-potential’ foreigners,’ the Board of Investment Thailand said. What are the benefits available…

Loose Powell Movements? | MBMG Investment Advisory Report and Outlook 1st August 2022

Loose Powell Movements? | MBMG Investment Advisory Report and Outlook 1st August 2022 Irregular Powell Movements Last Wednesday, July 27th, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve System enacted its second consecutive 0.75% increase in the Federal Funds Rate (FFR), its benchmark overnight interest rate, which was increased to 2.25%-2.5% (the FFR…

🔥 Dire Straits – Type A?

🔥 Dire Straits – Type A? Many, if not all, of the economic problems the world faces right now, are political in origin. The consequences of politicians politicking could be felt for many years to come. Please find a transcript edited by the MBMG IA team of my recent interview about this. Please let them…

Debtonation 🔥

Debtonation 🔥 Inflation is running at the highest levels seen in decades.Interest rates are also headed to the highest levels in many years.How worried should we all be about inflation?Or the impact of higher borrowing costs?Or economic slowdown?Or so called ‘stagflation’ (the nightmare scenario of both slower growth and higher inflation)? Not only have savings…